What is CVE-2024-20802?

CVE-2024-20802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Dex, classified under CWE-284: IMPROPER ACCESS CONTROL. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-20802?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Dex

CVE-2024-20802

Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung DeX prior to SMR Jan-2024 Release 1 allows owner to access other users' notification in a multi-user environment.

Published 2024-01-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Dex
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Jan-2024 Release in Selected Android 13 devices

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20802?: CVE-2024-20802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Dex, classified under CWE-284: IMPROPER ACCESS CONTROL. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-20802?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.